People · Mexico
Axel Karim Guel Ricoy
3×3 · top 6.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016RICO01
Axel Karim Guel Ricoy has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.76, set at Rubik Zacatecas 2017, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 356th in Mexico. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2016, he has put 231 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.34 in January 2016 to 9.76, a 36% improvement. Axel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.76 | 11.42 | top 6.8% | 356 / 4,263 | |
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 4.48 | top 11.3% | 417 / 3,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.98 | 25.61 | top 17.7% | 326 / 1,672 | |
| 4×4 | 50.92 | 57.37 | top 25.8% | 583 / 1,845 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.26 | 1:58.16 | top 34.1% | 384 / 1,010 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.48 | 10.84 | top 40.4% | 916 / 2,003 | |
| Skewb | 8.58 | 11.41 | top 45.6% | 610 / 1,157 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.42 | — | top 45.9% | 524 / 1,042 | |
| 6×6 | 3:33.67 | 3:41.09 | top 56.2% | 288 / 510 | |
| 7×7 | 6:31.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 345 / 472 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2018.
- 15 Apr 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Rubik Zacatecas 2017.
- 15 Apr 2017Five personal bests in one day at Rubik Zacatecas 2017.
- 22 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Aguascalientes Summer 2016.
- 9 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.42 at Argentum Open 2016.
- 9 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Argentum Open 2016.
Competitions
- Cubing Zacatecas 2019 · 14 Dec 2019
- Beyond Zacatecas 2019 · 6 Jul 2019
- Mexican Championship 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik Zacatecas 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Aguascalientes Summer 2016 · 22 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Argentum Open 2016 · 9 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Live Your Dream 2016 · 23 Jan 2016
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Daniel Guardado Cabral — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jose Pedro Santibañez Alviso — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Stephano Saucedo Reyes — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.